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. 2023 Feb 20;12:12. doi: 10.1186/s40249-023-01065-4

Table 1.

Overview of case detection delay and age for individuals in the PEP4LEP and Global datasets

Case detection delay (months) Age (years)
Data source N Arithmetic mean Geometric meana Standard deviation Coefficient of variation 95% Confidence intervals (arithmetic mean) Median Range
Lower Upper Min Max Arithmetic mean Median
PEP4LEP dataset 181 25.9 18.2 28.7 1.11 21.7 30.0 18.0 0 292 39.7 36.0
Global dataset 87 30.6 13.9 54.8 1.79 19.0 42.1 14.0 0 396 47.6 42.0

aGeometric mean of non-zero values (number of zero values in datasets: PEP4LEP = 1, Global = 2). PEP4LEP Post exposure prophylaxis for leprosy